In class, we discussed the manifesto of Percy Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound, and how its main idea was how people should not rely on and pray to a god or higher power, but instead rely on our brilliance as a species. It does this by showing humans relationships with the gods specifically Greek gods. In this […]
After reading Aurora Leigh it made me think of Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” because of the subject of women’s education and what they are educated on. Also, because Aurora Leigh had similar ideas of wanting to be educated for education’s sake and not just to make her a better wife […]
Aurora Leigh, a girl born from an Italian mother and an English father who is sent to her strict English aunt after her father dies. Considering the fact that poor Aurora Leigh is now an orphan, you would imagine that her aunt would at least try to be a loving person. Well you are wrong. […]
This week we read “The Lady of Shallot” by Lord Alfred Tennyson and during class found it similar to other stories, such as “Rapunzel” and “Shrek”. I found the connection between “The Lady of Shallot” and the Grimm Brothers’ “Rapunzel” to be interesting, In this blog post I want to go in depth to that […]
This week in class we read poems by William Wordsworth. One of the poems was called ” The world is too much with us” and the other poem we read by him was called “She dwelt among the untrodden ways”. Both of these poems had a common theme, they both talked about humans not appreciating […]
So those of you perceptive enough to notice the time at which this was written will see that it is 3:15 a.m.. In class we have begun discussion over the topic of The Lady of Shalott in which the titular Lady of Shalott is cursed in such a way that she cannot look away from […]
In the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh described her education as torture. More specifically, she said “In looking down/ Those years of education (to return)/ I wonder if Brinvilliers suffered more/ In the water-torture.” Here, she is making a reference to Marie Marguerite, Marquise de Brinvilliers, who will be focused on in this […]
Taking a look back at women who have written in regards to the feminist movement, we see how much of an impact they have made. We see women like Mary Prince and Mary Wollstonecraft who gain support through their works of literature and inspire so many other women to follow in their steps. They both […]
Whenever going over the text in class, “A Vindication of the Rights of Women.”, I was reminded of some of the prominent roles women have in most industries of entertainment these days. This is an interesting development because it lines up with the argument provided by Wollstonecraft, though it also gives some irony to the […]
Mary Wollstonecraft was a woman who supported feminism in a unique way during her time period. She noticed that all women are raised to just be a housewife that has completed life once they have married. Mary’s belief is that women are capable of being more than just housewives, but they don’t understand this because […]
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